The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has allowed a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Doda East MLA Mehraj Malik, quashing his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and directing his immediate release.
The court set aside the preventive detention order, holding that the grounds cited for invoking the PSA did not sustain legal scrutiny, according to details available.
With the order, authorities have been directed to release Malik forthwith, unless required in connection with any other case.
The petition had challenged the legality of the detention, arguing that the grounds were insufficient and did not justify continued custody under preventive detention laws.
The ruling marks a significant development in the case, with the court affirming the legal safeguards available against arbitrary detention.
Further details of the judgment are awaited.
